Reykjavík Grapevine - 02.08.2013, Side 59

Pikknikk Concert Series
The Nordic House

There's nothing like a picnic on a nice sum-
mer day, however those have been few and
far between in Reykjavík this year. Thanks to
climate change, we now have to fight for our
right to picnic. Luckily, The Nordic House's
greenhouse offers a happy medium between
eating outside and preserving your core body
temperature. Feel the warm glow of thermo-
dynamics. And as if the prospect of a non-
soggy bottom weren't enough, it features free
musical entertainment every week. On the
8th, singer/songwriter duo, Orfia, serenades
and on the 15th the jazz duet, Singimar
seduces. They even sell readymade picnic
baskets complete with food and drinks at re-
ception, which means you no longer have an
excuse not to have a picnic this summer! AB
Two Weeks
The Grapevine picks the events, places and what to experience the next two weeks
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Reykjavík & Surrounding Area August 2 - 15 Keep it in your pocket
Verslunarmannahelgi
Throughout Iceland
Verslunarmannahelgi (“Merchants' Weekend”) initially came about because the first Mon-
day in August was designated a statutory holiday for merchants and anyone working in
trade in Iceland. Nowadays, this Monday is simply a bank holiday and the weekend leading
up to it is the summer’s biggest camping and festival weekend. There are several festivals
to choose from although the biggest one, Þjóðhátíð in Vestmannaeyjar, is usually sold out a
few weeks prior. Most of these festivals are family orientated, with entertainment for all ages
during the day and various concerts or dances in the evenings. There’s the Swamp Soccer
tournament in Ísafjörður; the Ein Með Öllu family festival in Akureyri; the nostalgic Herring
Adventure in Siglufjörður; the Christians’ family summer camp, Sæludagar in Vatnaskógur;
family and music festival Neistaflug in Neskaupsstaður; the sobriety festival at the Lauga-
land camping site in Rangárvallasýsla and, if you’re staying in town, Innipúkinn offers musi-
cal entertainments at KEX, Faktorý and Fellagarðar. IRB
IN YOUR
POCKET
Baby It's Cold Outside
Greenhouse Picnic
August 2-4 ROCK OUTSIDE If you feel like rocking
out instead of staying in, then head over to
Dillon for their very own outside festival.
Put a burger on the barbecue and listen
to Leaves, Botnleðja, Vintage Caravan,
Dimma and Brain Police playing in the
beer garden from 17:00 to 22:00.
WHAT'S
INSIDE
SOUVENIR SHOP
SHOP OF THE YEAR 2012
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Laugavegur 1 · Reykjavík
Hafnarstræti 1 - 3 · Reykjavík
Hafnarstræti 104 · Akureyri
Adalstræti 27 · Ísafjördur
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Ísafjördur
Akureyri
Reykjavík
Biggest Camping Weekend Of The Year
Merchant's Holiday
Mondays CHECK YOUR BREATH The pace of
modern life can make us lose our breath.
Find your centre at KEX with Dance
Meditation at 18:00 in Gym & Tonic.
August 4 & 11 SPICE UP YOUR LIFE Ever felt like
learning Argentine tango so you could
pretend to be Morticia and Gomez? Latin
Dance Studio can make your dreams
come true! Head over to Faxafen 12 on
Sundays and feel the heat. Caramia!
August 2-4 MUCKING IT UP Head up to the
Westfjords for a ruckus round of Swamp
Soccer. Embrace the mud, get shitfaced
and compete in the Grand 8th Annual
European Swamp Soccer Championship
in Ísafjörður! You probably won't win, but
you'll have a ball and a few boo-boos.
8 & 15
A U G U S T
August 2 HOP ON THE SOUL TRAIN Bío Paradís
pairs up with Lucky Records to present
the documentary, Soul of America:
Charles Bradley and an exhibition of the
soul singer's music at 20:00.
2 - 5
A U G U S T
17:00